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Ten years ago you hired a person. Now you often hire a dispatcher who hires a person. Here is how to sort the upkeep jobs worth paying for, and who you are really paying.
Continue reading Paying Someone to Clean the Gutters? Find Out Who Is Actually Coming First
A first consultation on an abuse claim is usually free, but the preparation still costs you something. Here is what to assemble, what it takes, and what drives the money later.
Continue reading Before You Call About an Abuse Claim, Two Evenings of Prep Change the First Meeting
Three ways to end a disagreement over a modest amount, costed properly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the correct answer.
Continue reading Small Claims, Mediation, or Writing It Off: Three Endings Priced Honestly
The most expensive fraud a household is likely to meet arrives as a routine message from somebody they have been corresponding with for weeks.
Continue reading The Message That Changes the Wiring Instructions: Why It Arrives on Closing Day
The mechanics of finding somebody have changed almost completely in twenty years. The part that decides whether the hire works has not moved at all.
Continue reading Twenty Years Between Two First Hires: What Changed and What Refused To
Several different deadlines run at once in any disagreement, set by different people for different reasons, and the earliest one is usually the least advertised.
Continue reading The Clock on a Dispute Starts Well Before Anybody Knows There Is One